The photographers whose images are featured, including the work of area students, offer perspectives on work and family, ranging from quiet moments of intimacy to the tensions of competing responsibilities.

The 30-minute experience tells the story of daily life from the early morning until late into the night, sequenced by a proprietary controlled randomization algorithm and presented on a translucent tensile structure designed by Viemeister Industries, New York. The sound was created by musician, performer and poet Alicia Jo Rabins.

The exhibition combines landmark commissioned photographs and photographs by high school photography students including students from Algonquin High School in Northborough, Concord Carlisle High School (Concord), Framingham High School, and Salem High School.

”Showing (work x family)”, is the starting point for important dialogue about an often unspoken but deeply influential component of the American family today — one that is changing radically in the 21st century. The project was conceived and created by Working Assumptions, a California foundation that explores defining social frames through the lens of art and culture.

Founder Jane Gottesman explains her inspiration for this project, “Curiously those we call ‘hard workers’ are people who have to hide all their family work. They aren’t supposed to have family distractions — and yet they are supposed to have good family values. If we valued all work — and all families — the conversation about what work really matters to society would be very different.”

In coordination with the exhibition, Framingham professors Dr. Virginia Rutter and Dr. Bridgette Sheridan organized a six-week series of events at the university. Included are an opening community reception and talk starting at 4:30 p.m. at the gallery on Nov. 7 with Jane Gottesman, the founding director of Working Assumptions Foundation; a keynote panel including several FSU faculty; and a multi-disciplinary “teach-in” with more than 60 classes on the theme of family diversity and change.

The groundbreaking work at Framingham State University, in conjunction with “Showing (work x family)”, will be used as a model going forward as the exhibition visits other campuses and venues across the country.